Net



Patented Apr. 21, 1931 PATENT OFFICE JULIUS H. MAHLER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

NET

Application filed. May 28, 1930. Serial No. 456,700.

This invention is an improvement in nets, and more particularly in a net designed for the use of fishermen and the like, as a protection against mosquitoes and like insects.

One of the primary objects of the invention is the provision of a device of thecharacter specified, of a nature such that it may be supported upon the hat of the wearer, in such manner as to depend about the head and face,

and completely enclose the head, while at the same time the. net portion will be spaced far enough away from the face to cause no inconvenience.

Another object is to provide a construction which maybe folded into small compass for transportation, and which may be unfolded when in use, and wherein the support for the net is so constructed that it will open easily, and will be held in open position, when in place on the hat, by its own weight.

Another object is the provision in a net, of a support for the depending portion of the net, having a central opening through which the crown of a hat may pass to enable the support to rest upon the brim, and wherein the support has means for enabling it to fit closely hats of different sizes, and to form a tight closure between the hat and the suport. p Another object is the provision of a frame for the support, composed offoldable sec tions, provided with mechanism whereby to enable the sections to fold against each other in one direction, and to limit their folding same plane.

Another object is the provision of a net having a transparent window for enabling a clear view unobstructed by the net, and an opening for a pipe, cigar, or cigarette.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the construction and novel combination of parts fully described hereinafter, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims appended hereto, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of construction within the scope of the claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention.

movement in the opposite direction to the In the drawings forming apart hereof Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the improvednet in use. I

Fig. Qis a vertical section.

Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the supporting frame.

In the present embodiment of the invention, the improved net includes a supporting frame, in the form of a ring adapted to encircle the crownof a hat,'and lie upon the brim, and a depending net portion providing a screen about the wearers face and head.

The frame, which may be composed of wire of suitable gauge, consists of two similar sections, hingedly connected, and each being a half. of a ring. Each section consists of an inner semicircular member 1, an outer semicircular member 2, and radial connectors? arranged between the inner and outer portions, and connecting said portions. The frame is preferably formed so faras concerns the portions 1 and 2 from a single piece of wire, and the ends of'the said portions 1 and 2 are connected by cross portions 4:.

The hinge connection is provided with 7 eyes 5 on one of the sections, which engage the cross portion 4 of the other section, and one of these eyes, the outermost in the present instance, two being provided at each side of the ring, is provided with an angular extenso sion 6, which is adapted to underlie the outer portion 2 of the other section when the frame is unfolded, to the position of Fig; 3, whereby to limit the downward swinging movement of the sections with respect to each other, to v a common plane.

A covering of fabric material, as for instance, canvas, is provided for the frame, the said covering consisting of an upper layer 7, and a lower layer 8, connected by stitching 9 at the outer andi'nner sides of the frame. Thus a ring shaped covering is provided for the frame, and the net 10 which, is of cylindricalform, is connected to the outer edges of the covering 7-8, by the outermost stitches 9, as clearly shown in Fig. '2.

The edges of the fabric layers 78, are extended well beyond the inner portions 1 of the'frame, and provide-what-is in efiect afleX- ible and somewhat elastic-valve construction 1% for enabling the frame to be fitted on hats having different sized crowns.

As shown in Fig. 2, the opening provided within the covering for the hat crown is somewhatsmaller than the crown of the but 11, upon which it will be worn, so that when the crown of the hatis passed through the opening, the flexible and elastic valve or flap will be pushedupward slightly, depending, of course, upon the size of the crown, and will closely embrace the crown.

The net is provided with an opening 12 at a point such that it will be opposite the eyes when the net is in place on a hat. and a sheet 13 of transparent material, as for instance, celluloid or the like, is arranged in the opening, the sheet being held by a frame 14 of flexible material, secured to the net about the opening. Another opening 15 is provided in the net below the opening 12, adapted to enable the passage of a pipe or the like, and a valve 16 is provided for the opening. This "alve is in the form of a piece of leather or the like, secured to the net, and having cross shaped slits, through which the stem of the pipe may be thrust. The flaps formed by the slitting of the valve 16 fit closely about the valve stem so that insects cannot enter at this point. A drawstring 17 is arranged at the lower open part of the net, by means of which it may be drawn close- Iy about the shoulders, as shown in Fig. 1.

In use, during storage or transportation, the net is folded, by swinging the outer edges of the sections upwardly with respect to each other, and the net portion may be folded between the sections. When intended to be used, the frame is opened, and with the drawstring loosened, the net portion is dropped down about the face and head. The crown of the hat passes up through the center of the ring frame, and the frame rests upon the brim of the hat. The weight of the improved device is slight, so there is no tendency to displacement downward.

What is claimed as new is 1. A fishermans net including a ring shaped frame composed of similar sections, each section comprising inner and outer radially spaced are shaped members and radially extended connecting bars, sundry of the bars being at the ends of the are shaped members, and the said bars of one section having eyes engaging the corresponding bars of the other section, one of said eyes having an angular portion underlying the other section to hold the sections in substantially the same plane when unfolded.

2. A protective head covering comprising a top structure including a fabric top in substantially annular fiat tubular form and di mensioned to overlie a hat brim of ordinary size, said fabric top having at its inner periphcry a non-elastic deflectible flange adaptable to bat crowns of different dimensions and also having an outer peripheral margin, and a frame enclosed within the tubular portion of the fabric top, consisting substantially of two pairs of concentric inner and outer semi-oval rings, the inner and outer rings of each pair having connecting members including members located at a median line where the pairs of rings are also hingedly connecting constituting a foldable frame, and a depending netting secured to said outer margin of the fabric top.

3. A protective head covering comprising a top structure including a fabric top in substantially annular fiat tubular form and dimensioned to overlie a hatbrim of ordinary size, said fabric top having at its inner periphery a non-elastic deflectible flange adaptable to hat crowns of different dimensions and also having an outer peripheral margin, and a frame enclosed within the tubular portion of the fabric top, consisting substantially of two pairs of concentric inner and outer semi-oval rings, the inner and outer rings of each pair having connecting members including members located at a median line where the pairs of rings are also hingedly connecting constituting a foldable frame, stop means by which the respective frame parts are held in plane relation when unfolded, and a depending netting secured to said outer margin of the fabric top.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 27th day of May A. D. 1930.

JULIUS H. MAHLER. 

